Reuters: Search on for 1,276 now missing after California's deadliest wildfire

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The number of people missing after California's deadliest and most destructive wildfire jumped on Saturday to 1,276, despite authorities locating hundreds of people who scattered when the Camp Fire tore through the mountain town of Paradise.

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Search on for 1,276 now missing after California's deadliest wildfire >>